New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-18

Ex-Presldent Hopkins has been widely known as
scholar theologan moralist and teacher and through
the college which he served tutor professor ana pres
dent for years his influence thought and
morals has boon direct, constant and widespread Inc
story of his life u.s. In fact In great part history of
Williams College. lie it grow, chiefly throu gh his
own skfu and untirng efforts. from feeble academy
10 a nourshng and powerful seat Of learning To invi-
tatlons and Offers from abroad however urgent his
uniform reply has been: Il dwell among mine own
people"
He was born in stockbridgc Berkshire County Mass.
on February L. 1902 His father Archibald Hopkins,
was farmer there and the family ran back almost to
the first settlement OF the country west OF tho oosac
ridge His grandfather Colonel Mark Hopkins grad
ate Of Yale. the frat lawyer to hang out shlnge
In Great Darlington Colonel Hopkins had married tue
half sister OF Ephraim Williams. afterward the founder
OF the college His elder brother the Rev Samuel Hop
kns. the first minister to settle In Great harrington
and was the author OF IA" system OF Divinity"
Mark HOPKINS was tho eldest OF three sons. He
entered williams College a sophomore in the fall OF
1921 and was graduated In 1924 with the honor OF the
yaedctory For year he studied medicine In the
Medical College Piitseld Then he spent two years
as a tutor I'm tho college again, making the masters
Grafton for his class In 1927 Then he studied medicine
again for two years partly In the Medical sSaoo W
pitstIeld and partly NewY0rk He received tho do
gree OF NJ D. at pittsheld in 1929 In August 1850,
10 practise medicine IN New York he was unexpectedly
Professor Of Rhetoric and Moral Philosophy ny
Wtlliamstowu. He was licensed 70 preach tho Gospel
two years later by the Berkshire Association ,,,
From $50 Ia S36 Professor HoPkns WORKED seadlly
Mt HIS PROFESSIONALLY. ecurng and preaching He showed
himself from tho start strong ami attractive teacner
and when the presidency OF tho college iel vacant In
lS36 by tho resignation ~ the Rev. Dr. Griffin tho sue
cesson came naturally 70 tho young doctor ana divno
lie held tho position hrtysx years resignnK III ls.1
in hi SEVENTEEN year, On taking tho presidency h9
dropped professoshp Of rhetoric and took that %
moral and intellectual philosophy. He also preached
regularly during all his long presidency every thru
week In the thirty six years or his presidency Williams
passed through every crisis financial or otherwise,
With added credit and resources, ana when nc nh,y
turned the college Ia his successor the Rev Dr.
Chadbourne, to take the milder ana more cohgeha
work OF a professorshlp again. Williams had become one
of strongest and heahiest or the New England col
legcs resdcnt Hopkins was made Doctor OF Diiihly
hy Dartmouth College In 1887 and by Harvard nj
vcrsy in 1871. The degree OF Doctor OF Laws was eo-
fcred him by the Board OF Regents OF New iork III
1857 From 1872 10 the time OF his ieath OK PRESIDENT
Hopkins took active part In AL college affairs ieotut
Ing on his favorire subjects, ethics metaphysics and
rhetoric preaching and making anniversary ana com
meuccnent addresses. -.- D.,
DR.. Hopkins voluminons writer ana lecturer lor
over fy years and many Of his books. pamphlets ana
sermons are Important and permanent contributions TO
American philosophical and iheolog'Cal htera,
tnre An article OF his ON Mystery appeared
Ia 81 The American Journal OF Science and
Art" in 1925. In 1si7 twenty-five OF his
dscourses and lectures were published In one volume
In 1919 he delivered OF lectures on Inc bvi-
deness OF Christianity before the Lowell Institute IN
Boston. THE lectures we're printed IN book ori ene heAt
year and soon became a textbook In many colleges A
se.ond course given before the Lowell Institute III
1862 Moral Science" In book form Iley 700 uecaie
standard work in the colleges DE- Hopkins carried
and Love as n Law" published in 1869. President Me,
Gosh, OF Princeton, reviewed the Doos ai ensa anu
dssented from many opinions In it, This led 70 an
sicabs discussion the vexsd questions OF ethics